Upcoming Events
Club Meeting: First Tuesday of the month at 7pm - Bell Co EOC |
Weekly Radio Net: Every Wednesday at 8pm on the W5LM 2m Repeater |
Next Meeting: January 2, 2024
Club meetings are held at the Bell County Emergency Operations Center, 708 West Avenue O, in Belton, Texas. Meetings start at 7:00pm local time. Please be prompt as the outside doors to the EOC are locked once we are inside. Visitors always welcome!
Upcoming Meeting Topics & Presentations
December
No regular club meeting this month.
The annual Christmas luncheon is on Saturday, Dec 2nd, 12:00pm, at Mikeska's BBQ, 1217 S. 57th St., Temple. It will be buffet style this year. Cost is $5 per person for members and spouse. If you did not RSVP, please let Joe [N5JWM] or Gerald [N5ZXJ] know you are coming so we have a good head count.
January 2024
All things power related: Uninterruptable Power Supplies, AC Power Line Conditioners, and Linear vs. Switch Mode DC power supplies as they pertain to Amateur Radio. Solar, batteries, and chargers may also be discussed.
2024 Club Dues are due.
February
Planned: Bandpass Filters. What they are and what they do.
Trivia night.
March
Planned: Digital Codeplug class. DMR & programming your digital radio.
Bring your ideas for future presentations to the club meeting!
NOTE: The Yagi Antenna project is on hold indefinitely. Plans for the tape measure yagi antenna may be found here if you are still interested in building one.
Thanks to all who helped with the Scouting event on Oct 21 at the Harker Heights Library, and for promoting Amateur Radio!
AA5MY / KJ5BOG / N5JWM
KI5ZTI / KG5PTE